Cricket bats are the piece of equipment used by the batsmen to hit the ball of a cane handle attached to a flat fronted willow widow blade. The first use of bats was done in 1624. Since 1979, the bats can be made of only wood.
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Before the 18th century, the bats were shaped as modern hockey sticks. In cricketing history, controversial bats were made that made the world not happy. Andre Russell used a controversial bat during the big bash game using black shining willow which created roar in the social media.
Here we look at the 5 most controversial bats in cricket
